Current through 113–65
This title was enacted by act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, § 1,61 Stat. 633Chap.
Sec.
1.
Rules of construction
1
2.
Acts and resolutions; formalities of enactment; repeals; sealing of instruments
101
3.
Code of Laws of United States and Supplements; District of Columbia Code and Supplements
201

Positive Law; Citation

This title has been made positive law by section 1 of act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633, which provided in part that: “Title 1 of the United States Code entitled ‘General Provisions’, is codified and enacted into positive law and may be cited as ‘1 U. S. C., § ——.’ ”

Repeals

Section 2 of act July 30, 1947, provided that the sections or parts thereof of the Statutes at Large or the Revised Statutes covering provisions codified in this Act are repealed insofar as the provisions appeared in former Title 1, and provided that any rights or liabilities now existing under the repealed sections or parts thereof shall not be affected by the repeal.

Writs of Error

Section 23 of act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 990, provided that: “All Acts of Congress referring to writs of error shall be construed as amended to the extent necessary to substitute appeal for writ of error.”

Table Showing Disposition of All Sections of Former Title 1

Title 1 Former Sections

Revised Statutes Statutes at Large

Title 1 New Sections

1

R.S., § 1

1

2

R.S., § 2

2

3

R.S., § 3

3

4

R.S., § 4

4

5

R.S., § 5

5

6

June 11, 1940, ch. 325, § 1, 54 Stat. 305

6

21

R.S., § 7

101

22

R.S., § 8

102

23

R.S., § 9

103

24

R.S., § 10

104

25

R.S., § 11

105

26

Nov. 1, 1893, 28 Stat. App. 5

106

Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 177, § 1, 28 Stat. 769.

27

Mar. 6, 1920, ch. 94, § 1, 41 Stat. 520

107

28

R.S., § 12

108

29

R.S., § 13

109

Mar. 22, 1944, ch. 123, 58 Stat. 118.

29a

R.S., § 5599

110

29b

Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, § 3, 47 Stat. 1431

111

30

Jan. 12, 1895, ch. 23, § 73, 28 Stat. 615

112

June 20, 1936, ch. 630, § 9, 49 Stat. 1551.

June 16, 1938, ch. 477, § 1, 52 Stat. 760.

30a

R.S., § 908

113

31

R.S., § 6

114

51a

Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, § 1, 45 Stat. 1540

201

52

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 2, 45 Stat. 1007

202

Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, § 2, 45 Stat. 1541.

53

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 3, 45 Stat. 1007

203

54

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 4, 45 Stat. 1007

204

Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, § 3, 45 Stat. 1541.

54a

Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, § 4, 45 Stat. 1542

205

Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 282, § 1, 47 Stat. 1603.

June 13, 1934, ch. 483, §§ 1, 2, 48 Stat. 948.

54b

Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, § 5, 45 Stat. 1542

206

Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 282, § 1, 47 Stat. 1603.

June 13, 1934, ch. 483, §§ 1, 2, 48 Stat. 948.

54c

Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, § 6, 45 Stat. 1542

207

54d

Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 586, § 7, 45 Stat. 1542

208

55

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 5, 45 Stat. 1007

209

56

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 6, 45 Stat. 1007

210

57

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 7, 45 Stat. 1008

211

58

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 8, 45 Stat. 1008

212

59

May 29, 1928, ch. 910, § 10, 45 Stat. 1008

213

60

Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 202, § 2, 47 Stat. 1431

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